Applying Respondent Driven Sampling to Migrant Populations [electronic resource] : Lessons from the Field /
Tyldum, G.author.
Johnston, L.author.
This book gives a thorough introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of planning, conducting and analysing data from Respondent Driven Sampling surveys, drawing on the experiences of experts in the field as well as pioneers that have applied Respondent Driven Sampling methodology to migrant populations.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Definitions of RDSTerminology; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; A need for data about migration; RDS and migrant populations; Aims and structure of this book; 1 Sampling Migrants: How Respondent Driven Sampling Works; Introduction; How RDS works; RDS assumptions; Conclusion; 2 RDS and the Structure of Migrant Populations; Introduction; Why RDS is well suited to studying migrant populations; Target populations and naturally occurring social groups - common problems; Bottlenecks and clustering
Getting to know the study populationConclusion; 3 Measuring Personal Network Size in RDS; Introduction; The PNS variable and why we need it; Constructing the personal network size question(s); Clear definition of the target population; The meaning of "knowing" someone; Geographic boundary; Time frame in which the respondent has seen their peers; Measuring PNS; Eliciting PNS by sub-group; Training staff; PNS of zero, outliers and coarsened data; Temporal impacts; Conclusion; 4 Initiation of the RDS Recruitment Process: Seed Selection and Role; Introduction; Strategic selection of seeds
Identifying seedsNumber of seeds; How seeds work - script for recruitment; Conclusion; 5 Deciding on and Distributing Incentives in RDS; Introduction; Motivating survey respondents to take part; Primary incentive; Secondary incentive; Determining the type and value of the incentive; Compensating for time use in line with average salaries for the group; Stratified incentives; The impact of incentives that are too high or too; Non-monetary incentives; RDS without material incentives; Making participation a positive experience; Organizing the distribution of incentives; The ethics of incentives
Conclusion6 Formative Assessment, Data Collection and Parallel Monitoring for RDS Fieldwork; Introduction; Planning and formative assessment; Survey sites; Staffing; Survey coupons; Data collection start date; Data collection and parallel monitoring; Initiating data collection; Methods for parallel monitoring; Addressing slow recruitment; Addressing rapid recruitment; Masquerading and repeat respondents; Ending RDS; Ethical considerations; Conclusion; 7 Analyzing Data in RDS; Introduction; A need for special analysis of RDS data; Which software to use when analyzing RDS data
Deciding which estimator to useVariance in RDS analysis; Assessing bias in RDS analysis; Seed dependence; Homophily; Differential recruitment activity; Analyzing bottlenecks; Exporting weights for multivariate analysis; Reporting RDS findings; Using RDS findings to impact policy; Conclusion; Appendix I: Summary of RDS Surveys Referenced; Central American Women in Houston; Foreign migrants in Ukraine; Migrants in Warsaw, 2010 and 2012; Nigerians in New York City; Polonia in Oslo, 2006 and 2010; Polonia in Reykjavik; Polonia in Dublin; Sub-Saharan Africans in Morocco; THEMIS
SCIP project studies
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book gives a thorough introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of planning, conducting and analysing data from Respondent Driven Sampling surveys, drawing on the experiences of experts in the field as well as pioneers that have applied Respondent Driven Sampling methodology to migrant populations.
Emigration and immigration.
Social work.
Economic development.
Social policy.
Demography.
Social sciences.
Migration.
Social Work.
Development Studies.
Social Policy.
Demography.
Methodology of the Social Sciences.